v. t.
Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. t. [ See Lam. ] To beat or bang. [ Prov. & Low, Eng. ] Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. bel amour fair love. ]
Her snowy brows, like budded belamours. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. bel ami fair friend. ] Good friend; dear friend. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night; benighted. “Some belated peasant.” Milton. --
v. t. To laud or praise greatly. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Belay thee!
(Naut.) A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court.